384 C. 7. Anno odavo Ann^e Regins. A. D. 1709. back or Allowance {hall be paid or made out of her Majefty's Cuftoms, for or on the Account offuch Ex- portation of any of fuch Pepper ; any thing herein, or in any former Aft or Ails of Parliament, contain- ed to the contrary thereof, in any wife notwithftanding. Importers of XII. Provided always, and it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Importers of the ?'"' m"^' '^h faid Raifins, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, or SnufF, giving Security at the Cuftom-houfe, fhall foTHavmen°,"'or ^^ve twelve Months Time for Payment of the Duties by this AiS impofed thereupon; and in cafe fuch 10 1. percent. Importer fliall pay ready Money, he fhall have ten Pounds per Centum, or after that Rate per Annum, of for prompt Pay- the faid Duty abated to him for prompt Payment. menr. XIII. Provided alfo, and it is hereby enabled. That it fliall and may be lawful for any Perfon or Per- Nutmcgs, &c. foiig to import into the Kingdom oi Great Britain, during the Continuance of this Aft, Nutmegs, Cin- may be imported j^^^^qy, Cloves, or Mace, fubjeft to the feveral Duties payable for the fame, from any Parts beyond the inXitim Ship" 'S^^^ '" Britijh Ships, fo as the Mafter, and at leaft one fourth of the Mariners during the Continuance X:c. ' of this prefent War, be her Majefty's Subjefts of Great Britain, and fo as after the End of this War, and Fartliei Provifi- during the Continuance of this Aft, the Mafler, and at leafl: three Fourths of the Mariners be her ons relating Majelly's Subjefts of Great Britain, and fo as Notice be firft, given to the Commiffioners of her Ma- hercto, 6Geo.i.jp^y>g (^uftoms, of the Quality and Quantity of the faid Spices, fo intended to be-imported, and the c. 21. ^. 45. p]g^(.g ij^ -which they intend to import the fame, and taking a Licence under the Hands of the Com- mifliojiers of the Cuftoms for the time being, for the landing and importing thereof as aforefaid ; which Licence they are hereby authorized and required to grant without any Fee or Reward, or any other Charge to the Perfon demanding the fame; any Law, Cuftom, or Ufage to the contrary notwith- ftanding. ■Raifins, &c. XIV. And be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That in cafe any of the faid Raifins, Nutmegs, landed without Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, and Snuff, hereby charged or intended to be charged as aforefaid, fhall Entry, &c. for- ^^ landed or put on Shore out of any Ship or Veflel, before due Entry be made thereof at the Cuftom- ^ °"^ ' houfe, in the Port or Place where the fame fhall be imported, and before the faid Duties by this Aft charged or chargeable thereupon, fhall be fecured or paid, as this Aft doth require, or without a War- . rant for the landing or delivering the fame firft figned by the Colleftors, or other proper Officer or Offi- cers of the Cuftoms refpeftively ; That all fuch imported Raifins, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, and Snuff, as {hail be fo landed and put on Shore, or taken out of any Ship or VelTel, contrary to the true Meaning hereof, or the Value of the fame, flrall be forfeited, and ihall and may be feized or reco- vered of the Importer or Proprietor thereof, (to wit) one iMoiety of the fame to the Ufe of her Majefty, her Heirs or Succeflbrs, and the other R'loiety to the Ufe of fuch Perfon or Perfons as will feize, inform, or fue for the fame, or the Value thereof, by Aftion, Bill, Suit, or Information, wherein no Effoin, Proteftion, or Wager of Law fhall be allowed. Raifins &c. ex- XV. Provided always, and be it further enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That in cafe ported indue any of the faid Raifins, Nutmegs, Cloves, Mace, Cinnamon, and Snuff, upon which the faid new Du- Tinie, Duty to ties, by this Aft granted, are paid, or fecured to be paid, be again exported at any Time or Times within br repaid. eighteen Months by i?r////?i Merchants, or within nine Months by Aliens, to be accounted from the re- Il'^'^th'enUr^d (peftive Times of the Sight or Entry of the faid Goods Inwards, and that due Proof be firft made, upon toTyears by Oath, That the faid Raifins, Nutmegs, Cloves, Mace, and Cinnamon, or Snuff, fo exported, be the' 7 Geo. i.flat.i. fame for which the faid Duties are paid, or fecured to be paid as aforefaid ; That then and in every fuch c. ai.§. 10. Cafe, and not otherwife, the fame Duties fo paid, fhall, without any Delay or Reward, be wholly repaid out of any the Duties on imported Commodities by this Aft granted, or the Security offuch of the faid Duties as fliall be fecured, fhall be vacated (on a Debenture or Debentures, regularly certified and fworn to) as to fo much of the faid Raifins, Nutmegs, Cloves, Mace, and Cinnamon, or Snuff, as fhall be fo exported ; any Thing in this Aft contained to the contrary notwithftanding. New Duties how XVI. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid new Duties upan Raifins, to be levied. Nutmegs, Cloves, Mace, Cinnamon, and Snuff, .by this Aft impofed, during the faid whole Term of
- thirty-two Years therein granted, fhall be afcertained, fecured, raifed, levied, recovered and anfvvered,
for the Ufes and Purpofes in this Aft expreffed, by fuch Rules, Ways, Means and Methods, and under fuch other Penalties and Forfeitures, and fubjeft to fuch Allowance for Damage, as the other Duties upon the fame Goods refpeftively are, by any Law or Statute now in Force, to be afcertained, fecured, raifed,. levied, recovered or anfwered, during the Continuance thereof refpeftively. Prrpcr &c. or XVII. And for preventing the Frauds which may be praftifed in unfhipping, to be landed, anyPep^- any uncuftomed per, Raifins, Mace, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmegs, Snuff, or any other Sort of Goods whatfoever, fub- Goods, unfhip- ju(3; to the Payment of Duties, without paying the fame, as alfo to hinder the Importation of any Sort of ped without pay- prohibited Goods into Great Britain; Be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Pep- f"i-it-d^'an"' P^'"' Raifins, Mace, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmegs, Snuff, or any other Sort of Goods whatfoever, lia- Trebieithe Va- ble to the Payment of Duties, fhall be unfhipped, with Intention to be laid on Land (Cuftoms, and other lue, &c. by De- Duties, not being. firft paid or fecured) or if any prohibited Goods whatfoever, fhall be imported into any venerunt. Part of Great Britain, then not only the faid uncuftomed and prohibited Goods fhall be forfeited and loft,, but alfo the Perfons who fhall be affifting, or otherwife concerned in the unfhipping the faid prohibited and uncuftomed Goods, or to whofe Hands the fame fhall knowingly come, after the unfliipping thereof, fliall forfeit Treble the Value thereof, together with the Veffels and Boats, and all the Horfes, and other FartherProviii- Cattle and Carriages whatfoever, made ufe of in the landing, removing. Carriage, or Conveyance of any- [icre'o""^ of the aforefaid Goods ; one Moiety of all which Forfeitures and Penalties fhall be to the Ufe of her Ma- s'gIo'. I. c. iS.Jsfty, and the other Moiety to him or them that will feize or fue for the fame, to be recovered by Bill, f>. i6.' ' ' "Plaint, or Information, wherein no Effoin, Proteftion, or Wager of Law fhall be allowed. ' XVIILAnd
